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Paris Attacks Suspect Goes on Trial in Belgium

The sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris terror attacks has gone on trial at a Belgian court over the gun fight that led to his arrest, according to BBC. 

Salah Abdeslam was captured in Brussels four months after the attacks.

The charges he faces are not related to events in Paris but to a shootout with police while on the run in Belgium.

Six Suspects Arrested in Brussels, Terrorist Attack Foiled in France

Belgian police arrested six people in the Brussels suburb of Schaerbeek on Thursday as the manhunt for suspects in Tuesday's terrorist attacks targeting Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station continues.

It is still unclear whether the arrested people are connected to the attacks and their identities have not been revealed yet.

ISIL trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has trained at least 400 fighters to target Europe in deadly waves of attacks, deploying interlocking terror cells like the ones that struck Brussels and Paris with orders to choose the time, place and method for maximum chaos, officials have told The Associated Press.

Identities of Suspected Brussels Airport Suicide Bombers Revealed

According to media reports, the two suicide bombers, who blew themselves at Zaventem airport on Tuesday, have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui.

The el-Bakraoui brothers have been well-known to police and have reportedly been sought for hiring properties as hideouts for the perpetrators of last year's attacks in Paris.

Manhunt for Suspects in Brussels Attacks Continues

Belgian police has been conducting large-scale raids in Brussels in a search for suspects in Tuesday's attacks, which claimed the lives of at least 31 people and left hundreds injured.

The attacks started with twin bombings at the departure hall of Zaventem airport, where at least eleven people were killed and up to a hundred other wounded.

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